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Apr 21, 2011 · The story, based on the best-seller by Sara Gruen, is told as a flashback by an old man named Jacob ( Hal Holbrook ), who lost his parents in 1931, dropped out of Cornell University's veterinary school, hit the road and hopped a train that happened, wouldn't you know, to be a circus train.
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Apr 21, 2011 · Francis Lawrence directs Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson in “Water for Elephants,” a film adaptation of Sara Gruen’s novel about a Depression-era traveling circus.
- Stephen Holden
- Francis Lawrence
Jacob Jankowski (Robert Pattinson), a veterinary student, is close to graduating when a terrible tragedy forces him to leave school. With nowhere else to go, he hops on a passing train and finds ...
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- Francis Lawrence
- PG-13
- Reese Witherspoon
Water for Elephants is a well-done and engaging film. Something about it holds us at a slight remove...but overall, it works. Full Review | Original Score: B | Feb 15, 2019
Apr 22, 2011 · Water for Elephants: Directed by Francis Lawrence. With Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider. Jacob takes a job as an animal caretaker in a traveling circus. There he meets Marlena, a beautiful circus performer.
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- Drama, Romance
- Francis Lawrence
- 2011-04-22
User Reviews. When an old man is found wandering in the parking area of the Circus Vargas, his owner invites him to come to his office to call the Green Haven nursing home to take him back home. The old man tells his name, Jacob Jankowski, and explains that he worked in the Benzini Bros. Circus in 1931.
Apr 21, 2011 · A decorous, respectable adaptation of Sara Gruen’s engaging best-seller, Water for Elephants would have come more excitingly alive with stronger doses of Depression-era grit and sexual spunk.
